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Seretse eyes Women's Wing top post
In an interview with Mmegi yesterday, Seretse said in Gaborone that should she win, she would strive to work with dedicated BDP activists in the run-up to the 2009 general election. "I must emphasise that should I win, I would want to work with...
TUDUETSO SETSIBA
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Radibe denied travel
He dismissed the ministry's explanation that he could not travel because schools are opening. "The schools opened on January 9 and the trip was last week Thursday. I think this is just victimisation and some sort of punishment by the ministry,"...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Time to cross the Rubicon - teachers
Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) was the first organisation to be formed and it hence enjoys a larger following - from primary to colleges of education - despite the fact that there are teachers' organisations for those sectors. Botswana Secondary...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Petty traders unmoved
When confronted with the news that another clean up campaign is on the cards, one Zimbabwean mechanic in Area W laughed off and said: "The operation would be a non-starter because it wouldn't last for more than a week". Sam Chikoya from...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Married women fight over man
The fully packed court heard that Mpipi reported to the police that Kgoreletso had on several occasions insulted and called her a "b...". Mpopi who is a bartender said she had tried to ignore Kgoreletso's insults but they were so...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Accused wants change of magistrate
"Ga ke batle go sekela ha pele ga mothaka yo. (I don't want to be tried by this guy). I have been in prison for eight months and I have not even been tried. Every time I ask for something it gets dismissed," Khumo yelled at the top of his...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 31 January 2007
FCC commercial affairs computer stolen
The FCC town clerk, David Modisagape, confirmed the theft. He, however, denied another report that said two computers from revenue the department had also been stolen. Modisagape told Mmegi that he was waiting for a written report from the...
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Suspect weeps in court
He is in the dock for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend with a knife three times. He broke down after the magistrate remanded him for two more days to allow the prosecutor to check on the condition of the girlfriend. Rasegojwa literally...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Lets conserve water
While there might be very little or close to nothing that people can do to change the weather, there is certainly some cause of action that they could embark upon in the form of water conservation and environmental awareness that may militate...
EDITOR 31 January 2007
Parking affects UB staff
The protest culminated with staff petitioning the Vice Chancellor, This time in 2007, we are gearing ourselves to start the core duty of this high institution of learning the students had to contend with a registration process that was...
31 January 2007
Political frustration shows itself
In just a space of a fortnight finger pointing within the party itself and at BCP concerning a series of loses at Kgatleng and Gaborone City Councils is all they can share with the innocent electorate. BNF has failed opposition unity talks...
31 January 2007
Congrats PHK
As residents of Mmadinare constituency, this appointment has raised two (2) great expectations in us. First we hope that the problem of shortage of water would be a thing of the past as our MP is now better placed to fast track connection of...
31 January 2007
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31 January 2007
Debswana sets new production record
"In the 2006 production year, we managed to set a new production record by recovering about 18.6 million carats. This is a commendable record in our diamond mining history," said an elated Sebetlela. Although the Debswana group results are yet to be...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
India to invest in Botswana diamonds industry
Sihag said because Botswana is the world's largest producer of diamonds by value and since India has vast experience in diamond cutting and diamond polishing, there is an immediate attraction. "Our Prime Minister and the President of Botswana have...
GIDEON NKALA
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Tyre shortage affects Debswana
Assistant general manager at the Orapa mine, Dam Mahupela explained in an interview yesterday that so far the losses in terms of production for the whole month of January is estimated to be in the region of 1.3 million tonnes of waste exposing the...
RYDER GABATHUSE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
I never refused to maintain my children - Tshanda
Speaking to Showbiz yesterday, the man who burst onto the scene in 1987 with the hit track Peacock cut a sorry figure as he narrated his story. He claimed that it was not true that he had distanced himself from the children. "I only had a problem...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 31 January 2007
BOOK REVIEW
This is a memoir by Barack Hussein Obama, the African American senator who is among a very interesting list of Democratic candidates who are poised to campaign for nomination for next year's presidential elections. The list makes for interesting...
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Tshireletso Motlogelwa 31 January 2007
Gunners shoot down 'Talk-Talk' report
This is not the first time this season that Motlhabankwe has been reported to be moving away from the Lobatse giants. Three weeks back, it was reported that the Gunners' skipper is headed for Notwane. Nothing has happened and now he has been linked...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 31 January 2007
Oris claims city players shun Jwaneng
"We offer them opportunities for employment, and we also pay our players far much better than other clubs but I just can't understand why these players are snubbing us," he said. As a result of this problem, Comets is relying on home-grown talent...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Ethiopian players disappear in Gaborone
The three players left their rooms at President Hotel on Sunday night and have not been seen since then. It is said they were picked by a car with local number plates. Defence club officials and the rest of the players flew back to Ethiopia on...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Whither African chess?
For decades, ACU had been operating with no bank account and no secretariat from where to coordinate its affairs. Every elected ACU president could as a result keep ACU funds in his/her own bank account. As a result, newly elected ACU president...
31 January 2007
Maso sets sights on Olympic honours
The last time he represented the country at that level was in 2000 Sydney Olympics when he was still 28. That was perhaps his highest point as an athlete, for he surprised many when he led the marathon pack for over an hour as the television screens...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 31 January 2007
Lets conserve water
While there might be very little or close to nothing that people can do to change the weather, there is certainly some cause of action that they could embark upon in the form of water conservation and environmental awareness that may militate...
EDITOR 31 January 2007
Parking affects UB staff
This raised concern amongst the students whether they will have accommodation and even unsure if they would get food. This is a management that has nurtured a culture of resolving contentious staff and students welfare issues after protests....
31 January 2007
Political frustration shows itself
What makes them think BCP is an isotope of BNF? There is absolutely nothing, whatsoever, that binds Small Brother to cast a vote for the Big Brother, maybe in Iraq during the Saddam regimes glorious moments. He who has confidence in himself...
31 January 2007
Congrats PHK
As residents of Mmadinare constituency, this appointment has raised two (2) great expectations in us. First we hope that the problem of shortage of water would be a thing of the past as our MP is now better placed to fast track connection of...
31 January 2007
Let's conserve water
While there might be very little or close to nothing that people can do to change the weather, there is certainly some cause of action that they could embark upon in the form of water conservation and environmental awareness that may militate against...
EDITOR 31 January 2007
Parking affects UB staff
Towards the end of 2006, the university had had its staff withholding their labour in protest of an ill thought parking policy. The protest culminated with staff petitioning the Vice Chancellor, This time in 2007, we are gearing ourselves to start...
31 January 2007
Political frustration shows itself
BNF has failed opposition unity talks dismally, compromising on the democracy, so much that they now suffer the backfires. What makes them think BCP is an isotope of BNF? There is absolutely nothing, whatsoever, that binds "Small Brother to cast a...
31 January 2007
Congrats PHK
As residents of Mmadinare constituency, this appointment has raised two (2) great expectations in us. First we hope that the problem of shortage of water would be a thing of the past as our MP is now better placed to fast track connection of...
31 January 2007
Modise denied bail
He added that the offence carries a minimum of 10 years in jail and a maximum of life imprisonment. Moroka said that before coming to his conclusion he had taken into account the prejudice the state and the accused were going to suffer if he...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 February 2007
Botswana wins top award as AU summit ends
The summit ended its deliberations late Tuesday night. Among the decisions made Tuesday night was the assembly's unanimous adoption of the Executive Council's recommendation on "Decision on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the...
01 February 2007
Stolen money recovered in a fridge
However, Thoje did not disclose the amount or what currency was found in the refrigerator. Modise is a suspect in the robbery in which Fidelity Cash Management lost $800,000 and 80,000 Euros. The four armed robbers in a Mercedes Benz Compressor...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 01 February 2007
Limkokwing University students take MoE to court
In their certificate of urgency the applicants request the High Court to issue an order to the Director of DSPW to return them to school as soon as possible, because the school is opening on February 18 and they have to register before opening day....
OARABILE MOSIKARE
Correspondent 01 February 2007
Lesirane Primary still dogged by insufficient classrooms
The private secretary to the vice president, Isaac Kgosi, confirmed that they received the letter from the school. "We are still investigating the issue to see how the problem came about. We are trying by all means to solve it as quickly as...
CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer 01 February 2007
Cllr blames MP for defecting to BDP
She indicated that the strained relationship made her work difficult. "I needed his support as an area MP but he never cooperated. Instead he even opposed some of the projects that I initiated for my ward," she said. The councillor complained about...
TUDUETSO SETSIBA
Staff Writer 01 February 2007
Kgosi Kgakanyane assumes her position
Kgakanyane admits a lot of Bakalanga are ecstatic that she was nominated as a chief, after Ditau Mosweu, Surbodinate Tribal Authority for Dukwi Village, won the seat. Sebina says that though she is not the direct representative of the Bakalanga at...
PATRICIA MAGANU
Correspondent 01 February 2007
Dikgosi should add value
The new dispensation is also a culmination of a selection exercise that witnessed Batswana throughout the country, including President Mogae himself, voting for additional representatives to Ntlo Ya Dikgosi. Clearly, the inadequacies of such...
EDITOR 01 February 2007
WHITHER BOTSWANA
The president of Botswana is elected indirectly in the sense that the leader of a political party with an overall majority in the National Assembly following a general election becomes the country's president. The president then appoints a vice...
DAN MOABI 01 February 2007
Don't drag BCP through BNF's muddy waters
It has used the Mochudi, and of late the Gaborone Mayoral election fiasco, to drag the BCP through its muddy waters as if to say: "If I go down, we all go down". Opposition pessimists (There are plenty of those in Botswana!) have also joined the fray...
01 February 2007
HIV/AIDS organisations speak out on Global Fund grant
The Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention Programme (BOCAIP), the Botswana Network of AIDS Service Organisations (BONASO), the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), and the Botswana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (BONEPWA)...
01 February 2007
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01 February 2007
Team up with SA businesses for World Cup - lecturer
"Botswana businesses have to position themselves to benefit from the business boom that will result from the World Cup," Tsheko said. "At a micro level, businesses in Botswana must make an initiative to enter into partnerships with their...
BENIDICE SIBANDA
Correspondent 01 February 2007
More kimberlites discovered in Tsabong
The AIM-listed company said modelling of these kimberlites based on airborne and ground geophysical data indicates that they are large, with estimated sizes ranging from eight to 28 hectares. Firestone Diamonds chief executive officer Philip Kenny...
01 February 2007
De Beers, Namibia extend diamond deal until 2013
De Beers will create a local sales outlet - the Namibia Diamond Trading Company - making up to $300-million (about P2 billion) worth of diamonds available locally by 2009, a statement said. The world's biggest diamond producer already has a 50-50...
01 February 2007
New clothes brand on the market
"Enough was inspired by the escalating evil acts like passion killings and rapes," he explained. "With that brand, we are saying to Botswana: enough is enough." The two print clothes from underwear and t-shirts to tracksuits that come in different...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 01 February 2007
Thabiso Bome: A literary star in the making
One such youngster is 22-year-old, Kanye-born Thabiso Nomifa Bome. His focus is not to make it big in kwaito, like Vee or Mapetla, he wants to make strides in writing novels, directing and producing films. "I have a passion for writing, be it a...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 01 February 2007
Socca brings DVD and 2 albums from the Carribean
On top of that, a live audio recording, also recorded during his live performances on the two islands is expected to hit the streets soon. Moruakgomo Live In Concert is expected to catapult the musician to greater heights. The quality in the live...
MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Correspondent 01 February 2007
Daunting task for Young Zebras
The Young Zebras leave for North Africa this Saturday and the technical bench is confident that they will return home with a positive result. Under-23 coach David Bright told Mmegi Sport yesterday that things have gone according to plan though they...
TSHEPO MOLWANE
Staff Writer 01 February 2007
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